The Republic of Mexico in 1876A political and ethnographical division of the population, character, habits, costumes and vocations of its inhabitants . I05 which I am indebted to the three rectors of the Archbishopspalace of Mexico, it appears that there still exist ]\[atlanzin~cas, speaking their own language in the the towns of SanMartin and Santa Cruz, in the District of Temascaltcpcc ofthe Valley, in San Juan Azinco in the District of Ocuila; inSan Mateo Mexicalzinco in that of Calimaya and in San Ma-teo of Temascaltepec. The Matlatzincas says Clavijero, formed a considerablestate in the f
The Republic of Mexico in 1876A political and ethnographical division of the population, character, habits, costumes and vocations of its inhabitants . I05 which I am indebted to the three rectors of the Archbishopspalace of Mexico, it appears that there still exist ]\[atlanzin~cas, speaking their own language in the the towns of SanMartin and Santa Cruz, in the District of Temascaltcpcc ofthe Valley, in San Juan Azinco in the District of Ocuila; inSan Mateo Mexicalzinco in that of Calimaya and in San Ma-teo of Temascaltepec. The Matlatzincas says Clavijero, formed a considerablestate in the fertile valley of Toluca, and although the fameof their bravery might have been formerly great, they were,notwithstanding, subjected by King Axayactl, to the crownof Mexico. According to Basalenque the Matlatzincas of Charo wereoriginaries of Toluca and left their country in order to aid ina war against the people of Michoacan, locating themselvesfrom Indaparapeo to Tiripitio, which was the centre of thekingdom, for which they w^ere called piriudas or rather piriii-tas, which in the tarasca language signifies those of themiddle. Matlat:iinco is a
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